I guess that means they should start showing up on dealer lots around February, if not sooner. A lot has already been said about these new trucks, however this link does have some new tidbits, which I found interesting about both the truck and their buyers. Some of these Super Duty factoids are:
⢠âWe donât sell a whole lot of manuals, only about 5%, but GMâs getting out of that part of the business,â Robert Keller, marketing manager-Super Duty, says, meaning that could translate into an opportunity for Ford.
⢠New for â08 is a 6.4L Power Stroke diesel engine producing 350 hp and 650 lb.-ft...
(881 Nm) of torque. The mill features Fordâs new clean-diesel technology, which includes piezo-hydraulic electric fuel injectors and a filter system that reduces particulate output 90% more than its predecessor.
⢠The typical Super Duty buyer is a âmale in his mid-to late-40s, who believes in America, is typically a contractor and uses his truck for work and for his family,â Keller says, adding that about 85% of Super Duty buyers are men.
⢠Roughly 40% of total F-Series sales are Super Duty models, and that statistic should hold up for the â08 model as well, Ford says.
⢠The typical Super Duty buyer is a âmale in his mid-to late-40s, who believes in America, is typically a contractor and uses his truck for work and for his family,â Keller says, adding that about 85% of Super Duty buyers are men.
⢠Roughly 40% of total F-Series sales are Super Duty models, and that statistic should hold up for the â08 model as well, Ford says.
hondacura4 says:
05:57 PM, 12/22/06
So is the new "PowerStroke" built by the same company as the one before? I thought I read somewhere that Ford hired someone else to build their HO Diesels since they had so m uch trouble with reliability with the last Power Stroke.
autoboy16 says:
09:09 PM, 12/22/06
if ford can cut all those engine specs numbers in have and put it in the sedans, all will be well in the world. Confused, i mean making a: 3.2l 125hp 325lb ft of torque from its 6.4l 350hp and 650lb feet of torque.
They should make a 4.5-5.0l diesel to use in the explorer/mountaineer /(hopefull a new avaitor with its own style but still explorer twin) and expedition/ navigator. 250hp and 400lb feet will make for one sweet ride. Hopefully it could get 20mpg city and 32mph highway...
-Cj
estreka says:
07:41 PM, 12/23/06
Wait, these are '08s? That's awfully early. Trucks aren't exactly flying off dealer lots. I can't imagine why Ford would begin production a year early. I was under the impression that models were released in their fiscal year (ie, starting in the fall).
rsholland says:
09:26 AM, 12/24/06
The '07 Super Dutys are having a short model year.
billt9 says:
09:25 AM, 12/25/06
uh, is there a "typical" buyer of any car sold in the USA, someone who DOESN'T "believe in America"?
marketing nonsense.
crashtestdingo says:
11:26 PM, 12/25/06
Model years are restricted, to an extent, by federal regulations. Obviously, an automaker can't claim that a vehicle made in calendar year 2006 is a model year 2005 vehicle so that the automaker can avoid complying with requirements for model year 2006 vehicles. I've noticed that as far as regulators are concerned, there are no ".5" model years. For example, when VW introduced a new Jetta in mid-model year, it was officially the New Jetta, and it became the "plain old" Jetta the next model year. I'm surprised that a vehicle built in calendar year 2006 can be called a model year 2008 vehicle, but I guess the feds don't mind as long as it complies with all the requirements for model year 2008 vehicles.
igor2 says:
08:06 AM, 12/26/06
they cannot sell any until Jan 1st 2007 ... but they can build it whenever they wish ...
Igor